New chief executive, Physician Enterprise (system)
Watch this video conversation with David Kim, M.D., new chief executive of system Physician Enterprise.
Physician Enterprise-Introducing Dr David Kim
New medical education leader named
Stephen Salerno, MD, MPH, has been named executive director, Providence System Graduate Medical Education. In this new position, Dr. Salerno will serve as chief medical officer for Graduate Medical Education and will lead coordination, development and growth of the residency training program across all seven states. He also will coordinate relationships with undergraduate Schools of Medicine. He most recently served as Oregon’s regional director of medical education since 2015.
New behavioral health medical leader announced
Brian Liebreich, M.D., has been named senior regional medical director of behavioral health for Providence Oregon. He will partner with Robin Henderson, Psy.D., chief executive of behavioral health, to lead the program across the state. Dr. Liebreich was selected for this role after a national search and recruitment, and he has been a practicing psychiatrist with the Providence medical staff for more than three decades.
‘We remember kindness’ – reflections on a plague year
It was almost exactly a year ago when Oregon saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Dr. Steven Freer, chief medical officer for Providence Oregon, reflects on what COVID has revealed about science, society and ourselves. See Dr. Freer’s message. »
Answering the call: One year with COVID-19
Since COVID-19 surfaced in our community, no one has been challenged more than our front-line caregivers. As they always do, they have answered the call to help heal and give hope to our patients. Watch the video. »
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Visitor policy update for patients in labor and delivery
In light of the decreasing number of cases of COVID-19, two healthy people may now support a patient throughout labor and immediate recovery period. After the recovery period, the visitor policy for maternity patients will be the same as for other areas of the hospital. No other changes are being made to our visitor policy at this time.
New patient/visitor screening protocol
Providence has made some changes to our building screening processes. We are longer taking temperatures at screening stations. We are committed to COVID symptom screening of patients as they arrive for their appointment. As we are at nearly a year into this process, we have learned that reviewing symptoms is the most effective screening tool. At many sites we no longer include temperature screening for patients and now have enhanced symptom screening questions.
Vaccination clinic – Oregon Convention Center
The Oregon Convention Center clinic needs people to pick up shifts as we partner on this event to vaccinate community members. Click here to sign up for shifts.
Patient vaccine updates
- As of March 1, patients aged 65 and older will be eligible to receive COVID vaccine. During the past few weeks, we’ve sent letters to patients 65 and older.
- A patient letter previously available only in English is now available in Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
- We will pause to await guidance from the state regarding new eligibility groups. Each week the following communication is sent for new eligibility groups:
- MyChart message
- mPulse phone and text outreach
- Other things items we have implemented or are working on include:
- Supportive scheduling (waitlist) workflow for clinics
- The Vaccine Access Workgroup is working to identify strategies to reduce barriers to vaccination
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